Bench
Program
Bench
©︎Oscape
Theatre
STRANGE Lab. Program
Physical Comedy
ToKyo
A wordless performance of a story starting from a bench.
Set on a single bench at a street corner, the performance unfolds without dialogue, through events and encounters with those who happen to be nearby.
From these fleeting interactions, a story is born.
The familiar world looks just a little bit different. We invite you to share in that moment.
- Date / Venue
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2026
May 3
12:50 PARK Area |
Bench by the Chinsho Garden (Sunken Garden)
15:20 CITY Area |
Aoba Road3 (Aoba Symbol Road B3)May 4
12:50 PARK Area | Bench by the Chinsho Garden (Sunken Garden)
15:20 CITY Area | Aoba Road3 (Aoba Symbol Road B3)May 5
13:00 PARK Area | Bench by the Chinsho Garden (Sunken Garden)
16:20 CITY Area | Aoba Road3 (Aoba Symbol Road B3)
- Duration
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about 40 min.
Program Features
Recommended for children
Eligibility: Ages 3+
Hands-on program
Some audience members may be asked to go up on stage, speak, and move around a little.
Non-verbal
*No chair seating is available.
*“Aoba Road 3” has a wheelchair-accessible viewing area.
*The surface of the “Bench by the Chinsho Garden” audience area is either grass or soil. There are sloped areas, so please watch your step.
*If you need any assistance, please speak to a member of staff nearby.
Service dogs are allowed to accompany the audience of this performance
Photos OK
Videos OK (Maximum 2 min.)
Profile
ZEROKO
ZEROKO is a physical comedy duo made up of Kadoya Masashi and Hamaguchi Keisuke. They produce playful performances by combining elements of exquisiteness and improvisation based on clowning techniques used by mime artists and clowns. Their performance, Teatime, which can be performed in theaters or outdoors, has been invited to international street festivals, such as those in Austria, Bangkok, and other locations. In 2019, their performance, Zeroko’s Teatime, won the Asian Arts Award 2019 for Best Comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Credit
Writing/Direction/Performance: Kadoya Masashi, Hamaguchi Keisuke
Music: Nakamura Hirofumi
Writing/Direction: Kadoya Masashi, Hamaguchi Keisuke
Costume Designer: Sachiko Nakahara
Music: Nakamura Hirofumi
Props: Jozuka Yurika
Organized by SPAC – Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Supported by Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Japan Arts Council
